This week has been full of exciting activities and learning opportunities! We've been working hard to finish our dragon poems, allowing our imaginations to soar as we describe these magnificent creatures in creative and unique ways. Alongside that, we've been creating more beautiful artwork, experimenting with colours, shapes, and textures to express our artistic talents. In PSHE, we've been learning important life skills, such as how to cross the road safely, and understanding what is good and bad for our health. It's been an eye-opening experience, and we're getting better at making healthy choices. To top it all off, we've been enjoying the sunshine, making the most of the warm weather by spending time outside, soaking in the fresh air, and appreciating the beauty of nature!
Have an amazing Easter!!
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Pelynt Primary Academy Alternative Sports Day
Posted 04/04/2025
by David Hannah
Pelynt Primary Academy Religious Education
Posted 04/04/2025
by David Hannah
We
have also had an RE focus where we have been learning about a Christian view of
God. We analysed religious texts to find examples of how Christians view God
and discussed what it means that Christians see God as loving and holy. We
learnt about how churches and cathedrals are designed in the glory of God and
thought about how to encourage a new congregation. The children reflected on
various religions and unpicked why people choose to live the way they do
regarding their faith. We also discussed those who don't follow a specific
religion and reflected on our own beliefs. The children created a piece of
artwork each, depicting how they see a Christian view of God; they wrote a
reflection to go alongside it as seen below.
Pelynt Primary Academy Religious Education
Posted 04/04/2025
by David Hannah
Following on from our RE learning last week about ‘Why does
Easter matter to Christians?’, Lantic Class have been designing and making a
moving Easter card in their DT lessons. We began by looking at moving books and
the mechanisms they used, including, flaps, levers and sliders. We explored
different mechanisms by making them ourselves – we made a lever, a slider, a
wheel and a pivot. We then designed and made our own moving Easter card to give
to a member of our family; we used a lever and pivot mechanism. We hope you like
them!
St Cleer Primary Academy Easter update
Posted 04/04/2025
by Jacob Lewis
Looe Primary Academy
Posted 04/04/2025
by Rebecca Hughes
Friday 4th April
I cannot believe that we are here at the end of spring term!
What an amazing term we have had! So much amazing fun exploration and learning.
This week we have explored lots of Easter craft and
learning. The Easter Bunny also left us a letter and some magic beans with
instructions that we had to plant them in sand, twinkle our fingers and wait!
When we came into school this morning, Easter lollies had grown! We were
amazed.
We also celebrated Janets birthday early as her birthday will be during the first week of the holidays!
This term has been amazing, and it has been a joy to teach
the children and watch them learn and grow!
We are all looking forward to the summer term and getting
the children year 1 ready!
We wish you all a wonderful Easter break and look forward to
seeing the children on Tuesday 22nd April.
The Foundation Team
Darite Primary Academy Weekly Blog 04 Apr 25
Posted 04/04/2025
by Sonia Norris
Weekly Blog
We have reached the end of the spring term and we certainly ended with a bang! The movie night yesterday was a great success with the children who attended had a great time! Thank-you to the staff who made this possible. We raised £120 for the school.
I had great pleasure in taking 6 Year 3 and 4 pupils to Looe Primary on Thursday for the alternative sports day. They enjoyed a day of archery, segway, football golf and a whole lot more. They had chances to make new friends from the other schools and displayed great respect and sportsmanship throughout the day. Thank-you to Mrs Miles for organising the day.
The Darite Marine Marvels (our winning Lego team) were visited by BBC Radio Cornwall earlier this week and Christine Butler had an education in coding, innovation and teamwork from the children. They presented their work and skills in a very detailed and simple-to-understand way and were able to showcase their skills on camera as well as through interviews. Mrs Butler was very impressed and we hope that the interview will be broadcast on the radio (and possibly Spotlight) sometime next week. Watch this space!
Finally the children had fun today on an Easter egg hunt on the playground. They enjoyed searching for eggs that they then swapped for a treat. All this and they learned about the origins of Easter and its significance to Christians in assembly too.
Finally, if your child is being picked up by another parent and carer, could we please ask that you contact school to let us know of the change. Mrs Norris is in the office until 12.30 but if things change after this, please email the teachers to let us know the change. To safeguard children, we will ring you to confirm the changes before we release children if we do not have confirmation. This is to ensure that all children are kept safe. Thank-you for your understanding in this matter.
As we end for the holiday, I would like to say thank-you for the continued support of the school and children. Darite is a very special place to work and learn and a huge part of that is the support that the whole community plays in working together for the benefit of the children.
Blisland Primary Academy Happy Easter
Posted 04/04/2025
by Joanna Morris
HAPPY EASTER!
In
the absence of Captain Smith, we have soldiered on and triumphantly reached the
end of term. Nessa Class have been brilliant in our leader’s absence, and they
have coped admirably with all of the changes that have occurred over the past
two and a half weeks. And what a busy time it has been!
We’ve
had a rotation of gardening – thanks to the great Mrs. Gunner, cooking & DT
– care of the perfect Mrs. Pengelly and science delivered by myself and Mrs.
Powdrill. All of the children have engaged and enthused about these various lessons
and it’s been a joy to see them working so well as a team.
We’ve
also squeezed in a trip to Discovery 42 in Bodmin. The whole of Nessa agree
that it is an experience they would highly recommend to others. We had a
wonderful time making globe automatons and exploring all of the fascinating
activities on offer.
In
addition to the trip, we’ve had a visit from the police! Don’t be alarmed, they
came to chat to us about safety and justice as well as detailing their everyday
role. The children had a whale of a time investigating the various items and uniforms
police officers wear, the equipment they use and the vehicles they drive.
To
top-off a jam packed two weeks, we had the Easter Fayre, Alternative Sports for
some of our Year 3 & 4 pupils, a nature walk and finally an Easter egg
hunt! Wow, Mr Smith has missed loads!
Check
out the photos of our various learning opportunities and we wish you a very
enjoyable Easter break.
Warm
wishes
Mrs
Morris
Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy Happy Easter holiday!
Posted 04/04/2025
by Darren Woolner
Dear Parents and Carers,
As we come to the end of another fantastic term at Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy, we want to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support. This term has been filled with a huge amount of exciting learning experiences for our children, from attending residentials and school trips to participating in engaging workshops delivered by visiting experts. It has been a joy to see them thrive and immerse themselves in these opportunities.
We are incredibly proud of how our children are demonstrating their Issy Manners so brilliantly and how they are truly embracing and understanding our school values. Their kindness, respect and enthusiasm for learning continue to shine through in everything they do.
A special thank you to our School Council and Eco Council for the fantastic work they are doing to shape and improve our school. This term, they have led some exciting changes, making a real difference to the school community and we are so grateful for their dedication and hard work.
We would also like to extend our thanks to you, our wonderful parents and carers, for your involvement in school life.
Your support in attending Parent Cafés, Reading and Math's Cafés and workshops delivered by our staff has been invaluable. Your engagement in your children’s home learning is making such a positive impact and we truly appreciate it. In addition, a huge thank you to the team of volunteers that helped in school today during our Making a Difference morning.
We feel incredibly fortunate to have such a strong and supportive school community.
Our sincere gratitude also goes to our Governors and The Bridge MAT for their continued support in striving to make Brunel the best place it can be for our children.
As we break for the Easter holiday, we hope you all have a restful and enjoyable time with your families.
We look forward to welcoming our children back to school on Tuesday, 22nd April.
In the meantime, please enjoy the final Brunel Bulletin of the Spring Term.
Polruan Primary Academy
Posted 04/04/2025
by Jane Wills
Happy Easter
As spring term comes to an end, a little update and summary of some of the many activities the children have enjoyed completing a busy spring term and bring their classroom learning to life.
A Trip to the Farm – KS1
Our youngest learners had a delightful trip to Nancarrow Farm to learn about animals born in the spring. The children were thrilled to see newborn lambs, fluffy chicks, and tiny piglets up close. They learned about how animals are cared for, what they eat, and how farmers help them grow strong and healthy. This hands-on experience helped the children understand the cycle of life and the importance of caring for animals.
Exploring Rock Formations at Holywell Beach – KS2
Tregeagle class a fascinating trip to the beach to study rock formations. Equipped with their classroom knowledge, they set out to examine different types of rocks and how they are formed over time. Spotting sedimentary layers and discovering the rich mineral deposits, the children engaged in scientific discussions about erosion, weathering, and the power of the sea. This trip provided a practical way to explore geology and sparked curiosity about the Earth's history.
Easter Egg Hunt Fun
For this year’s Easter egg hunt, Mrs Fernie organised an exciting afternoon for all the children on Tuesday. The children searched high and low for hidden clues, enjoying the thrill of the hunt and the knowledge that an Easter egg would be their reward at the successful end of the hunt. They worked with determination, collaboration and a healthy dose of detective skills to decipher the brilliant clues to lead them to their prize kindly funded by a church collection donated earlier in the month.
Mother’s Day Service
We had the privilege of hosting a special Mother’s Day service at Saint Saviour’s on Wednesday afternoon. The children have worked with Mrs Butlin to learn some catchy tunes to celebrate and serenade and the older children read out their poems. We also had the lovely Open the Book team coming in early afternoon to make posies with the children and these were presented t the event as well. It all made for a touching event filled with gratitude and reflection.
Bridge Schools Alternative Sports Day
Our Year 3 and Year 4 children are taking part in Bridge Schools’ Alternative Sports Day on Thursday 3rd April, where they will experience a day of Segway, fencing, archery and football golf. This is certain to be an active and exciting day, trying new sports and meeting lots of children from other schools. They were particularly successful with the archery where they managed to beat the other teams and were awarded the gold medal!
Easter Service and crafts
We complete this term with our Easter Service in the church at 9am Friday, followed by Easter arts and crafts organised by Open the Book and look forward to seeing you there. Following this, the children will return to school and be ready for collection at 1:30pm for a well-earned Easter break. Don’t forget to send money with your child for the chocolate tombola Friday – see email from Mrs Hughes for details.
Fowey Festival
We are delighted to tell you that two of our pupils did particularly well in the recent Du Maurier Fowey Literary Festival Competition for Young Writers and Artists.
Ava Y3 has been awarded 1st prize in the KS2 Poetry category and has an invitation to a presentation event on Sat 26th April at Fowey Hall Hotel.
Ronnie Y2 has been awarded 2nd prize in the KS1 Poetry category and has an invitation to a presentation event on Sat 26th April at Fowey Hall Hotel.
We are beyond proud of them and look forward to hearing all about the presentation evening and sharing their poetry with you all after Easter.
There is also quite a few other children who will receive commended or highly commended certificates for their poetry or art. We will know more about these and have the certificates ready to present after the Easter holidays.
See you all back in school on Tuesday 22nd April at 8:40am.
On behalf of all the staff, Happy Easter
Jane Wills
Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy Weeks ending 4th April 2025
Posted 03/04/2025
by Lynn Cox
Latest Head's Blog
What an absolutely jam-packed last two weeks of term it has been.I am delighted to let you know that we raised £229 for Comic Relief- thank you to all of you who donated generously to this worthy cause.
It was the last matches of the Callington football league and our team had a great evening where they won a match and then lost one. I was very impressed with their sporting behaviour and superb teamwork.
The Reception class visited Ferry Farm at Calstock last week and had an amazing time meeting a whole host of interesting animals.
This week we were visited by Plymouth Argyle, featuring some of their players, including one of the trainers who is an ex pupil of Delaware. Pilgrim Pete also made in an appearance. Pupils from Y3 to Y6 wore Green mulfti and raised £40 for Project 35 which supports families living in poverty in Plymouth.
Miss Owen and Mrs Birkenshaw accompanied some of our Year 3 and Year 4 pupils to Songfest. They represented our schools so well and really enjoyed the experience.
This week we also had Ofsted at the Infant ands Nursery School to check that we are still a good school. Once the report is published we will share the findings with you. I want to publicly thank all of the staff and pupils for showing the school at its absolute best.
Finally, some of our Y4 pupils took part in the Bridge Schools Alternative Sports Day which took place at Looe Primary Academy. Mrs Hannaford accompanied them and the amazing news is that we won the competition! What a perfect end to the spring term! I wish you all a restful Easter holidays with your fantastic children.
St Cleer Primary Academy Week beginning 31st March
Posted 03/04/2025
by Carmel Alberts
Pelynt Primary Academy Cross Country Final
Posted 03/04/2025
by David Hannah
Congratulation to Elsa who qualified to take part in this year’s
cross country final. She went to Newquay on Tuesday to race against finalists
from across Cornwall. She ran a brilliant race coming 38th in the Year 6 girl’s
race.
Pelynt Primary Academy Easter Egg Hunt
Posted 03/04/2025
by David Hannah
Thank you to FOP's for organising and running our Easter egg hunt. The children had a lovely afternoon working out answers to all the questions.
Pelynt Primary Academy Talland Class
Posted 03/04/2025
by David Hannah
Talland Class have
enjoyed quiet a lot of outside learning during the last few weeks. We have been investigating the pond
during forest school and making dens.
As part of our PE lessons we have been
practicing throwing and catching focusing on distance, accuracy and catching.
As part of geography, we investigated what are
the differences between a hamlet, town and city, whilst also listing all the
cities we have visited.
Pelynt Primary Academy Spring in Pre-School
Posted 03/04/2025
by David Hannah
Children in
pre-school have been discovering all the wonderful changes that Springtime
brings. They have used their five senses to discover what they could see,
hear, taste, smell, and touch.
With some
visits to forest school, we have been keeping an eye on the pond and were
rewarded with seeing hundreds of tadpoles. We have also spotted lots of spring
flowers and listened to the birdsong from our garden area.
Our final week seen some fun Easter
activities, with water colour painted eggs, an Easter picture hunt to win a
chocolate egg, some easter baking and card making has also been enjoyed
Polperro Primary Academy 4/4/25
Posted 03/04/2025
by Julie Peat
Our last week before the Easter holidays has been filled with lots of Easter fun. The children have enjoyed making Easter chick baskets filled with some Easter treats and we have been talking about what we do at Easter.
On Thursday the children enjoyed trying hot cross buns for snack and today (Friday) have made yummy chocolate nests.
A big well done to Teddy and Tiffany for winning the decorate an Easter Egg competition which we held. All of the entries were amazing and Mrs Hillman had a difficult desicion in choosing the winners!
We also say goodbye to Jade this week who has been volunteering with us on Monday and Friday mornings since September. We wish her all the best for the future.
We now have two weeks Easter holiday to enjoy and hopefully it will be a sunny one.
We hope you all have an amazing time and we look forward to welcoming the children back from Tuesday 22nd April.
Julie and Sarah
Looe Primary Academy Happy Easter Foundation / Year 1!
Posted 02/04/2025
by Jasmine Bolger
Happy Easter Foundation / Year 1!
This week, we have focused on activities all about Easter. We have designed and collaged our own Easter Eggs, we have been using our finger prints to create paintings and we have been enjoying lots of this sunshine outside. Long may it continue! Year 1 have also sat their termly reading and maths assessments, so a big well done to them. We have had the most brilliant term in Foundation / Year 1. I just wanted to say a huge well done to the children, their enthusiasm and love of learning has made this busy term just wonderful. I can't believe we're at this point in the year already, it really does fly by. I hope the children have a well deserved, restful break and I look forward to welcoming them back to school on Tuesday 22nd April.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Foundation / Year 1 Team
Looe Primary Academy WB 1.4.25
Posted 01/04/2025
by Cathrine Pittas
This week, we welcomes Open the Book again into school. It was great to see some of the children acting along with the story and, as usual, they made the Easter Story interactive for the audience.
Watch out for the Roman shields.... coming to a home near you this week!
The children have really enjoyed the history and geography topics this year. It has been so helpful to learn about history in a chronological order. After the holiday, we will be linking the end of the Roman era to the Anglo Saxons. Please feel free to do some research at home. We always celebrate and display these sorts of projects in class.
We return back to school on Tuesday 22nd April.
Have a lovely holiday!
Miss Pittas and the Year 3/4 team
Duloe C of E Primary Academy Class 1 Art and Design
Posted 01/04/2025
by David Hannah
Polperro Primary Academy Friday 4th April 2025
Posted 31/03/2025
by Alice Wilkie
Hoppy Easter!
We've had a lovely end to the Spring Term in Landaviddy Class. In Science, we looked at the life cycle of flowering plants and continued making observations on our bean plants - we can't believe how much some of them have grown! Today, I had a look at the plant we were keeping in the cupboard and watering (see picture), so it has had no sunlight. Look at how different it is to our ones growing in the cloakroom! I will continue to water it at home over easter, so it will be interesting to see how it might change.
In Computing, we demonstrated how a website worked. Can you recall what happens when a user puts in a request? We played a lovely game for April fools day in French - poisson d'avril!
In Art, we created collages of plants and flowers, by using the paper we prepared last week with different textures and patterns. The results were beautiful!
Today, we were lucky to have a visit from the Easter Bunny! What fun we have had!
Please continue to practise your times tables, KIRFS and read when you can over the holidays!
We hope you have a wonderful easter holidays and look forward to seeing you back at school on Tuesday 22nd April.
Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton
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